Production
True/False: there is a 'Producer of the Year' Grammy Award
True! It was created in 1975. As of 2025, no woman has ever won this category. Only ten have been nominated!
The trumpet is a member of this instrument family
The brass family
True/False: (score) composers work closely with film directors
True!
Which is the largest music corporation in the world, including multiple record labels?
Universal Music Group
Which is the most viewed YouTube Video (and song) of all times?
Baby Shark Dance
Who is the only producer who has had 79 grammy nominations, has produced 33 film scores AND is a Berklee Alumni?
Quincy Jones
How do you call an instrumentalist or vocalist that works in a studio?
A session musician
FINISH THE LYRICS: "Bye, bye, Ms. American Pie..."
"Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry".
What is your visual identity, such as logos, album art, and stage outfits, which should reflect your music and personality?
Your artist's branding
What are the names of the members of the Beatles?
Paul, Ringo, George and John
True/False: A producer writes the song
False. A producer takes a song draft and transforms it into a final product. Sometimes, however, producers are songwriters as well!
What is an EPK?
An Electronic Press Kit
FINISH THE LYRICS: "Pain!
You made me a, you made me a"
"believer, believer!"
TRUE/FALSE: A booking agent takes a commission on the fee of the artist
True.
With 35 awards, which artist has the most Grammy Award ever?
Beyoncé
What are DAWs?
Digital Audio Workstations
Who makes sure everything runs smoothly, which usually means arranging travel plans, coordinating with venues, managing money, facilitating media interactions, and scoping out local services at each tour stop? They also travel with the band/performer.
A tour(ing) manager
He's a guitarist and songwriter considered "The Father of Rock and Roll"
Chuck Berry
What does PRO stand for?
Performing Rights Organizations
Where can you find the world's second largest recorded music market, after the US?
In Japan
Who produced Missy Elliott's Miss E… So Addictive among many other records?
Timbaland
How do you call an itemized list a venue needs to put on a performance, which includes inputs, instruments, microphones, monitors, etc.
A tech rider
How do you call a preview of the score for the purpose of showcasing the music before the recording with real instruments, normally created with MIDI.
A mock up
How do you call when a song is licensed to be used in visual media, such as TV shows, film, commercials, news segments, video games and more?
It's called a synch (or synchronisaztion) license
Who was the inventor of the electric bass guitar?
Leo Fender